did you know that i sew?

i am on a purse kick right now...even though i would never carry a purse!  these are my latest:

i lightened this flower so there is more detail.

my favorite (above)

i have made plenty of other purses, so i will have to dig them out and photograph them.

Tuesday Trigger: Porch Play due 4/17

the inspiration

 

the interpretation

loved the red mirror, the color yellow and the flower.  more info on this later.

350 Cards & Gifts Week: The Little Gifts Challenge due april 21 (continued)

this is a box i haven't seen in awhile.  i happened to have a template from long ago.  this is the box.

and this is the gift inside.  it is a book fob.

350 Cards & Gifts Week: The Food Wraps Challenge due april 21

it's been a long time since i have seen one of these pyramid boxes show up. 

while i was digging around the studio, i found a template i could follow, and this is what i made.

i filled the box with candy.  i wish i had some jelly beans instead,

but the inside coordinates with the deep chocolate color.

this is it open wide.

this is a book fob that i had used to close the pyramid box.  it is also a gift.

350 Cards & Gifts Week: The Little Gifts Challenge due april 21

this is a paper mache gift box, where the box IS the gift.

or should i add a little something to the inside?

350 Cards & Gifts Week: The Gift Card Holder Challenge due 4/21/11

this time, the challenge was to make a gift card holder.  i wonder if we have to put something in it and give it away like the card set below.  i'll have to ask.  just kidding...i'm sure i can find someone who needs something.  so, here it is:

moxie fab world is keeping me busy with these challenges and triggers.  i am amazed that i am able to come up with so many ideas when i had been "dry" for months.

350 Cards & Gifts Week: The Card Sets Challenge due 4/21/11

this challenge involves making a set of cards, something to hold them and give them away to someone special.  come and play!!! http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/04/350-cards-gifts-week-card-sets.html

this includes 3 greeting cards, 3 gift tags and 2 gift insert cards (a little card/tag to put inside a gift box with a little note), and this is what i made:

this is a comment that i had left: i think i created a new hybrid - a cross between and tag and a card. it is like a tag in that it is smaller than a card and doesn't open, and like a card, because it can be slipped into a gift box or bag with a little room for writing a quick note. when giving a gift, we usually know who the recipient is, so the to-and-from isn't usually necessary.

moxie fab world: tuesday trigger due april 10; april 21

the inspiration

my interpretation

i was drawn to the multitude of flower shapes.  this is a wall hanging that can double as a card.

this could also apply to this challenge:

350 Cards & Gifts Week: The Home Decor Challenge

due 4/21

visit craft critique at this link to join the carnival fun:

http://www.craftcritique.com/2011/04/april-carnival-springeasterearth-day.html

moxie fab world: tuesday trigger due april 3

(continuation of previous post of march 31st)

my interpretation 2

(the design is really orange vivid ink, which is very bright

and the bird is ultramarine vivid ink.)

the contrast between these two colors seems to make the blue bird hover over the page.  cool effect!

moxie fab world: tuesday trigger due april 3

the inspiration

my interpretation 1

(the design is really orange vivid ink, which is very bright

and the bird is ultramarine vivid ink.)

the contrast between these two colors seems to make the blue bird pop right off of the page.  cool effect!

moxie fab world: tuesday trigger due march 6

the inspiration

my interpretation

i didn't join in the challenge, but this was fun to do.  i am on the way to making another book.

a beautiful song by rufus wainwright

Watch Rufus Wainwright Perform the Leonard Cohen Classic 'Hallelujah'

box card and bow

credit: karen http://tinyurl.com/4cruugy

worthy blogs

these all belong to the same person:

http://marie-lostbirdstudio.blogspot.com/

http://mariesfreebies.blogspot.com/

http://www.picturetrail.com/Marie29

flowers, bows and ruching ribbon

bow-making: http://www.amazingpapergrace.com/

doing it to death: card-making at it's finest...more cards for mom

i have so much paper that i decided to use up the smaller collections that i have.  this is the third set.  see previous sets below this post.  all i have left is small pieces of the plain paper which i will throw into my basic grey folder.  this is "lemonade" collection, and i forgot to use the matching brads and buttons.  i have some of the 12" x 12" papers, so i will use them with that.

valentine tag project

to my love, katie

doing it to death: card-making at it's finest...more cards for mom

can you find the one that is upside down this time?

it never fails.  or maybe i wanted it that way...yeah...that's it.

i am using up paper from small collections that i have.  with this set, i used everything but a few tiny schnibbles that weren't worth saving.

more cards for mom

the one on the bottom right is upside down.  gee whiz!

i think i am finally done with this paper.  it was nice when i started, and now it is over.  tomorrow, i will tackle another collection.  this is why i usually buy only one of each papers i use.  there have been rare occurrences when i buy more.  for example, the **entire** (or what i found of it) collection of "dear lizzy", made by american crafts: paper, fabric paper and ribbons.  there are so many different products that i don't think i will get bored.  here is one to give you an idea:

Pleat Flipping 101 The Basics and ribbon wrinkling

info on wrinkling ribbon:
http://triplethescraps.blogspot.com/2010/06/tuesdays-tip-my-test-colored-seam.html

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/tool-product-talk-f128/wrinkle-ribbon-t493470.html

http://triplethescraps.blogspot.com/2010/06/tuesdays-tip-my-test-colored-seam.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO5oW2vTnTY&playnext_from=TL&videos=tO36KYKgQOY

more cards for mom

"loads of love": su!

this is the first time i have played with this set.

coloring technique: i used my marvy markers. i colored onto plastic, then i used a blender pen to pick up the color and put it onto the water color paper. i could layer the color to vary it's intensity. this is the first time i have ever used this technique, and it won't be the last!

i have created this for the stamping with markers challenge in the moxie fab world. you can play too by following this link: http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/02/stamp-it-techniques-week-stamping-with.html and upload your projects by midnight EST on Monday, March 14.

for more challenges, go to the moxie fab world website: http://www.moxiefabworld.com

moxie fab world challenge

 this is the card i made for the next in a series of challenges.  this is a monochromatic pink project.  i loved putting the little posie together.  of course it is too fat to stick in an envelope!  but, it is a card none-the-less.  (for this purpose, please disregard the blue print on the inside of the card.)

join in on the fun.  see the previous post for details.